G#A#m
They flutter behind you your possible pasts,
C#D#G#
Some brighteyed and crazy, some frightened and lost.
G#A#m
A warning to anyone still in command
C#D#G#
Of their possible future, to take care.
G#A#m
In derelict sidings the poppies entwine
C#D#G#
With cattle trucks lying in wait for the next time.
Fm
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
D#
Do you think we shoud be closer?
G#A#m
She stood in the doorway, the ghost of a smile
C#D#G#
Haunting her face like a cheap hotel sign.
G#A#m
Her cold eyes imploring the men in their macs
C#D#G#
For the gold in their bags or the knives in their backs.
G#A#m
Stepping up boldly one put out his hand.
C#D#G#
He said, "I was just a child then, now Iʼm only a man."
Fm
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
D#
Do you think we should be closer?
FmC#FmC#FmD#C#D#C#G#A#m
By the cold and religious we were taken in hand
C#D#G#
Shown how to feel good and told to feel bad.
G#A#m
Strung out behind us the banners and flags
C#D#G#
Of our possible pasts lie in tatters and rags.
Fm
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
D#
Do you think we should be closer?
